Tariff rate across all products in Sweden

Sweden: Tariff rate across all products was 1.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.3%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
141st
of 184 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 1989
All-time low
1.0%
in 1988
Years of data
25
1988–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Sweden, 1988–2022

12341988200520221988: 0.99 %1989: 4.3 %2000: 2.4 %2001: 3.4 %2002: 2.5 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 2.2 %2005: 2.5 %2006: 2.3 %2007: 2.2 %2008: 1.7 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 1.6 %2012: 1.5 %2013: 1.5 %2014: 2 %2015: 2 %2016: 2.1 %2017: 2 %2018: 1.8 %2019: 1.8 %2020: 1.5 %2021: 1.4 %2022: 1.3 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Sweden is 1.3%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Sweden peaked at 4.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1988.

Sweden ranks 141st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.6% 1.0% 4.3% 2
2000s 2.4% 1.7% 3.4% 10
2010s 1.8% 1.5% 2.1% 10
2020s 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 138 United States 1.5% compare
  2. 139 Laos 1.4% compare
  3. 140 Canada 1.4% compare
  4. 141 Austria 1.3% compare
  5. 141 Belgium 1.3% compare
  6. 141 Bulgaria 1.3% compare
  7. 141 Croatia 1.3% compare
  8. 141 Cyprus 1.3% compare
  9. 141 Czechia 1.3% compare
  10. 141 Denmark 1.3% compare
  11. 141 Estonia 1.3% compare
  12. 141 Finland 1.3% compare
  13. 141 France 1.3% compare
  14. 141 Germany 1.3% compare
  15. 141 Greece 1.3% compare
  16. 141 Hungary 1.3% compare
  17. 141 Italy 1.3% compare
  18. 141 Latvia 1.3% compare
  19. 141 Lithuania 1.3% compare
  20. 141 Netherlands 1.3% compare
  21. 141 Poland 1.3% compare
  22. 141 Portugal 1.3% compare
  23. 141 Romania 1.3% compare
  24. 141 Slovakia 1.3% compare
  25. 141 Slovenia 1.3% compare
  26. 141 Spain 1.3% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Sweden?
Tariff rate across all products in Sweden was 1.3% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1989.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1988.
How does Sweden rank for tariff rate across all products?
Sweden ranks 141st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.